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The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Party Leader Bharatiya Janata, Amit Shah, on contradictory tweets about the electrification of a village
. each village now has access to electricity and another Amit Shah where he says that people do not even have access to basic facilities like electricity and asked who from among them was lying
"Two tweets. One of them lies," said AITC in a tweet.
After addressing a public meeting in Purulia, West Bengal, on June 28, Shah said, "Mamata govt has failed on all fronts and people.They have no access at basic facilities such as drinking water, electricity and ration, no development has occurred for ordinary people, but only TMC hired thugs have flourished. "[19659005] Speech delivered in Purulia (WB). Mamata govt has failed on all fronts and people do not have access to basic facilities like drinking water, electricity and ration. No development has taken place for ordinary people, but only TMC henchmen have prospered. pic.twitter.com/xSLRdcZcJs
– Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 28, 2018
Whereas, two months ago, Modi claimed that all villages had access to 39; electricity. It will be remembered April 28, 2018 as a historic day in India's development journey Yesterday we fulfilled a commitment through which the lives of many Indians will be transformed forever! I am delighted that every village in India now has access to electricity, "tweeted the Prime Minister.
April 28, 2018 will be remembered as a historic day in India 's development journey. Yesterday, we fulfilled a commitment by which the lives of many Indians will be transformed forever! I am delighted that all villages in India now have access to electricity.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2018
When the government headed by the BJP launched its version of the electrification scheme of the village – the Rs 76,000 crore Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) – – there were an estimated 18,452 non-electrified villages. Subsequently, 1,275 additional villages were added to the list.
According to official estimates, about 3.14 rural households, or 17 percent of the 17.99 rural households, still do not have access to electricity. The largest number of them are in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha.
To supply electricity to all households by the end of 2018, the government launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Ghar Har Yojana or Saubhagya. Of the 16,320 crs of Rs needed for this task, 12,320 crores have already been provided for in the budget of the Union.
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